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Lightweight Accordion vulnerabilities
Lightweight Accordion has 3 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 15 Dec 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 3
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 1.7.1
- Last updated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 15 Dec 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-13740 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 1.5.20 | Fixed in a later version (latest 1.7.1) | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-2436 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 1.5.16 | Fixed in a later version (latest 1.7.1) | 9 Apr 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-0373 | Medium 5.4 | Before 1.5.15 | Fixed in 1.5.15 | 13 Feb 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2025-13740, 15 Dec 2025
- The Lightweight Accordion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `lightweight-accordion` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.20 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-2436, 9 Apr 2024
- The Lightweight Accordion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0373, 13 Feb 2023
- The Lightweight Accordion WordPress plugin before 1.5.15 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
What to do if you run Lightweight Accordion
If you run Lightweight Accordion, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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